diff --git a/net/ipv6/icmp.c b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
index a4e4912ad607..91209a2760aa 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
@@ -501,8 +501,11 @@ void icmp6_send(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 code, __u32 info,
 	if (__ipv6_addr_needs_scope_id(addr_type)) {
 		iif = icmp6_iif(skb);
 	} else {
-		dst = skb_dst(skb);
-		iif = l3mdev_master_ifindex(dst ? dst->dev : skb->dev);
+		/*
+		 * The source device is used for looking up which routing table
+		 * to use for sending an ICMP error.
+		 */
+		iif = l3mdev_master_ifindex(skb->dev);
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index c78e67d7747f..cd623068de53 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -468,8 +468,6 @@ int ip6_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 *	check and decrement ttl
 	 */
 	if (hdr->hop_limit <= 1) {
-		/* Force OUTPUT device used as source address */
-		skb->dev = dst->dev;
 		icmpv6_send(skb, ICMPV6_TIME_EXCEED, ICMPV6_EXC_HOPLIMIT, 0);
 		__IP6_INC_STATS(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);